'Blurred Lines' case: Gaye family wants T.I. held liable, too

[Coop 15,294]

The “Blurred Lines” trial may have reached its verdict—wherein Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were ordered to pay Marvin Gaye’s children $7.3 million—but the fight isn’t over. 

As Thicke and Williams’ lawyer warned, the artists have filed paperwork declaring the jury’s verdict “inconsistent,” in the hopes of getting another trial.

And on the other side of the fence, the Gaye family attorneys have filed a new motion seeking for rapper T.I. (who also appeared on “Blurred Lines”) and the record label to be held liable for copyright infringement alongside Thicke, Williams and Williams’ publishing company. The motion reads:

 

 

“The jury found that the song ‘Blurred Lines’ infringes upon the musical copyright ‘Got to Give it Up’ but imposed liability only on Plaintiffs Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Williams’ publishing entity, More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc. As a matter of law, all members of the distribution chain are liable for copyright infringement, including co-writer of the song ‘Blurred Lines,’ Clifford Harris, Jr. [also known as T.I.] and the Interscope Parties, who manufactured, licensed, distributed, and sold the infringing song, both as a single and as part of the album Blurred Lines.”

Last week, we reported that the Gaye family also wants to halt all sales of “Blurred Lines” until the parties can reach an agreement about how to split future profits.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/18/blurred-lines-legal-saga-continues-gaye-family-wants-ti-held-liable-too

 

[Supersonic 49,376]

They probably want to force him to sell Iggy to the Russian mafia for money.

[RainingOnMe 7,252]

Good, that song is horrible.

[Jester 6,285]

Poor thing

[Raikou 1,169]

The Gaye family wants that paper.

[Whispering 18,865]

They should let this part go. They've already won millions of dollars. TI's part would only be about 350K. There are hundreds of songs that would fall under this situation, but people go after the big hits so they can get the money. 

You won...millions of dollars...and it isn't even a song you personally wrote. Let it go! 

[freebit 6,119]

lol, they're ruthless. 

I would feel sorry Robin, Pharrell and T.I., but everything about Blurred Lines was disgusting and annoying.

[AbuHassan1992 766]

lol did you hear they said "we're finaly free of Pharell's chains"

 

****ing idiots, let that **** go

[Chromatislaps 34,759]

They are just money grabbing bunch...Blurred Lines melody composition isn't identical, its just like BTW sounds a bit like Express Yourself, even tho the sound selection of Blurred Lines is more identical. if that song is a rip off, then Stair Way To Heaven is definitely a rip off of this song:

 

 

 

 

And Taurus haven't won the case (yet), and they won't get any part royalties for the years that they missed out on....which is like approx $500.000.000. The music industry is weird  

[Vernier 3,786]

They need to go easy on T.I. tho, he made by far the least from the song compared to Robin Thicke and Pharrell

[Dorothy Gale 7,575]

Now this is just overkill.

[Morphine Prince 102,549]

They are so money hungry. Go and work to make your own money.